Broaching machine



Sept. 18 1923.

W. FERRIS BROACHING MACHINE Fil ed Oct. 26, 1922 a Sheets-Sheet 1 Sept.18 1923.

W. FERRIS BROACHING MACHINE Filed Oct. 26, 1922 s sheem sheet 4INVENTOR.'

WflL TEA Pam/s l TTORNE Y.

Sept. 18 1923.,

W. FERRIS BROACHING MACHINE Filed Oct. 26. 1922 & Sheets-Sheet 5 Sept 181923. lflm fi fi W. FERRIS BROACHING MACHINE Filed Oct. 26. 1922 as smmhem 6 INVENTOR.

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Patented Sept. 1, W23.

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TO THE OILGEAR COMPANY,

OF WISCONSIN.

BROACHING MACHINE.

Application filed October 26, 1922. Serial No. 596,567.

'1 '0 all whom it may concern 7 Be it known that I, lVALrnR FERRIS, acitizen of the United States, residing at Milwaukee, in the county ofMilwaukee and State-of Wisconsinfhave invented a certain new and usefulImp'rovemefit in Broaching Machines, of which the following is a full,clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

This invention relates b-roaching machines, although certain novelfeatures thereof are applicable, with equal advantage, to other machinetools.

The most common method of driving the tool in standard broachingpractice is by the use of strictly mechanical mechanism, such, forinstance,-as the well known screw and nut drive. In fact, a strictlymechanical drive has been universally adopted in that type of machinesin which the tool is pulled through the work, because it insures apositive and uniform advance of the tool, irrespective of the widevariations in pull required by the range of large and small broachingtools which are used on a machine of a given maximum pulling capacity.There are also large variations in the pull required, for any givenbroaching tool at different portions of its cutting'stroke, due tovariations in the depth and length of the chips being cut and also tovariations in the numbers of teeth cutting at any given instant.

The mechanical drive has the advantage of a uniform cutting rate butdoes not lend itself readily to changes of speed appropriate to thedilierentclasses of material operated upon or to the different grades oftool steel used in the broaching tools. Certain materials will take arough finish at low speeds, while if the speed is properly adjusted thesame br'oach will out the same material to a smooth finish. Further, ascrew is usually employed to pull the breach. This screw is attached toa sliding drawhead guided by longitudinal. ways,

and the. ull is'g'communicated by a revolvingnut, hel stationary inappropriate bear- ,ji'rigs'and operating to pull the screw withitslattachedj breach axially throu h.

work. Thefriction between nut F1 imparts a-powerful twisting tendency tothe primarily to screw and any slack in the drawhead guides perm ts arotary twist to be imparted by the drawhead to the breaching tool. Thesetwisting strains, together with the unyieldlng nature of the screw pull,cause the breakage of a good many broaching tools.

Ordinary hydraulic presses are frequently used to push short breachesthrough the work. However, draulic power available is a large capacitypum or accumulator, with some type of regu ating valve between thesource of liquid pressure and piston to be operated. As the maximumpressure has'to be suffic ent to pull the heaviest broach which might beused, excessive throttling is necessary to control the speed of thelighter broaches, and under these conditions no uniformity of speedcontrol is possible. In addition the excessive throttling or wiredrawingof the pressure liquid rapidly destroys the controlling valves, besidewasting all of the power represented by duction in pressure at thecontrol valve.

One object of the present invention is to provide ahydraulic drive forthe pull reaching process which will have the requisite uniformity ofspeed and steadiness of pull irrespective of wide variations in the pullrequired betweenthe largest and smallest broaches on a given machine.This, is accomplished by use otia' multiple plunger pump whose entiredischarge is delivered to the pulling cylinder, thereby producing auniform rate of pull depending only on'the volumetric capacity of thepump, and having no relation to the greater or less pressure incident topulling of the particular broach employed.

the re-v Anotherobjectof the invention is to obtain means of adjustingthe cutting speed to the requirements of the material being broached andthecutting material of which the broach is made, This requirement is metby giving to the multiple plunger pump an adjustable stroke, whichenables it to beset to pull any desired cutting speed with the sameuniformity as is given by a mechanical drive.

Another object is the provision of a hydraulic drive for pull broachesby which advantage may be had of the slightly elastic action of liquidunder pressure to thereby avoid the shocks and sudden strains to i whichbreaching tools are ordinarily subjected in mechanicallydrlven machines.

Other objects and advantages will appear from the-following descriptionof an'illustrative embodiment of the present invention.

The figures of the drawing are as follows:

Figure 1 is a sideelevation, partly in section, of a. portion of abroachin machine constructed in accordance with t e present invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation, partly in section, of the remainder of themachine.

Figure 3 is a plan view of that portion of the machine illustrated inFigure 1.

Figure 4 is a lan view of that portion of the machine il ustrated inFigure 2.

Fi re 5 is an axial sectional view of a varia le displacement pumpconstituting a part of the tool driving mechanism. j

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 6-6 ofFigure 5.

Figure 7 is a detail of a portion of the control mechanism.

Figure 8 is a fragmentary plan view of the pump casing illustrating theapplica tion of another portion of the control mechanism thereto..,;F1gure 9 is a sectional view of a high W pressure relief mechanismemployed for promounted for reciprocation tecting the hydraulic system.

Figure 10 is a sectional view of a relief valve constituting a part ofthe relief mecha- Tlie breaching machine selected for'illustrationcomprises a bed or trough 10 of well known form provided at one end withtheusual face plate 11 through which the breaching tool travels duringits working and return strokes. A working cylinder 12 is arranged at theother end of the trough and extends substantially in alignmenttherewith; This cylinder is preferably securely unit'edwith-the troughthrough four heavy tension 'rods 14, so that the two together form asubstantially rigid structure supported intermediate its ends upon aheavy pedestal 15.

' Atool actuating cross-head 16 is mounted for reciprocation in theusual manner between apair of guides 17 extending within andlongitudinally of the trough 10. This cross-head is driven primarily bya piston' rod 18 connected thereto and to a piston 19. within thecylinder 12. Movement of the cross-head is assisted in one directionby'an auxiliary piston rod 20 and piston 21.

cylinder 22, rigidly supported immediately above the main workingcylinder- 12. The

cross-head 16 is provided with the usual tool receiving socket 23. Themain piston'rod 18 is connected with the cross-head just below thissocket' andthe auxiliary rod 20 above the socket at 'a somewhat greaterdistance the hydraulic is always equal to thatleakage past the piston 21may in an auxiliarytwo pairs therefrom. In fact, the distance of eachpiston rod from the socket is preferably inversely proportional to theeffective pull of the respective rods, so that there is no tendency forthe cross-head to rock or bind upon its guides as the broaching tool isbeing pulled through the work.

he opposite ends of the cylinder 12 are in direct communication, throughpipes 2 1 and 25, respectively, with the two sides of circuitestablished by the pump 26, a port 27 efi'ecting communication etweenone end" of the cylinder 12 and the corresponding end 28 of the cylinder22. The volumetric capacity of the end 28 of cylinder 22 is preferablysubstantially equal to I the volumetric displacement of the piston rod18 within the cylinder 12, so that the rate of flow of theliquid in theone pipe 24 in the other pipe 25. In other words, as the pistons 19 and20 move simultaneously toward the right,

the volume of liquid discharged from the right end of cylinder 12 isequal to the total volume of liquid admitted to the left ends ofcylinders 12 and 22. The same volu- .metr1c relation exists when thepistons 19 and-20 move toward the left Thus, it will be noted that thevolumetric capacity of the entire hydraulic system remains constantnotwithstanding the differential capacities of thftwo ends of thecylinder 12 resulting from" the displacement of the piston rod 18.The'inactive end of the auxiliary cylinder 22 communicates through apipe 29 with the base of the pump casing into which any be discharged. a1 I The machinelillustrated is of that type in which the -hroaching toolis pulled through the work, sothat to perfdrm a working stroke liquid,is delivered into theleft ends of the cylinders 12 and 22 throughthepipe 24 and to effect a return stroke liquid is forcedinto the right endof the cylinder 12 through the pipe 25. To obtain a steady advance ofthe tool it isessential that the.

driving liquidbe supplied at a'steady rate rather than under a constantpressure. his is accomplished in this instance by directly connectingtothe pipes 24 and 25 a pump 26, capable of delivering a liquid to eitherin accordance with the direction of the stroke desired. The pump 26herein employed is a reversible, constant speed, variable displacementpump of the type fully described in myv copending applicat on Serial No.483,468,.filed July 9, 1921. I

This pump, as shown in Figures 5 and 6, comprises a casing 30 having apintle 31 rigidly secured therein-1 The pintle containscommunicatingwith' the 24',- theothe'r pairwith thepipeT-25. cyl"dejr-ibfiirel 34:, mounted forrotation upon tfipintlem,

of ducts32 and-33, one! pair 321 is provided with a series of cylindersarranged in pairs and radially disposed with respect to the center ofrotation. Each cylinder has a port 36 which is broughtinto communicationwith one or the other pair of ducts 32 and 33 during rotation of thecylinder barrel.- A piston 37 is mounted for reciprocation in eachcylinder, each pair of pistons being integrally connected with across-head 38 which bears against a reaction plate 39 removably securedin the periphery of a rotatable impelling ring 40. Appropriateantifriction means 41 is interposed between each cross-head 38 and itscorresponding reaction plate 39 in order to perm1t free lateral movementtherebetween.

The impelling ring is journaled in bearin to root about a pintle 45secured within 40 is effected through a' drive shaft 46 keyed theretoand extending outside of the'pump.

casing. In this instance, the free end of .the shaft 46 is shownprovided with a pulley 47 through which it is driven from a constantspeed motor '48, mounted upon a bracket 49 carried by the pedestal 15.This pump is fully described in the copending' applicationhereinabovereferred to so that a further detailed )description thereofis deemed unnecessary. Sufiice it to say that when the cradle 44 is inan intermediate position so that the impelling. ring is concentric withthe pintle 31, rotation of the impelling ring will cause the pistons 37to travel about the pintle 31 without reciprocation Within theirrespective cylinders 35. In this position, no liquid is de'- livered bythe pump. Byrocking the cradle in one direction or another from aneutral position, the impelling ring will be made to assume an eccentricposition and b its rotation cause a reciprocation of the pistons withintheir cylinders, thus causing the pump to produce a steady flow ofliquid in opposite directions through the pairs of ducts 32 and 33 at arate and in a direction dependent upon the extent and direction ofeccentricity ofthe impelling ring.

. The cradle 44 is actuated and controlled by mechanism of the typedisclosed in the copending application above identified. This mechanismincludes a plunger 50 connected through links 51 with the upper end ofthe cradle 44, as indicated at 52. The plunger 50 is actuated by apiston'53 mounted in a cylinder 54 within the pump casing. Move.-

ment of the piston 53 is controlled by a pilot valve. 55 reciprocallymounted within the plunger 50, and provided with a valx e stem 56extending longitudinally of and beyond the plunger. The arrangement issuch that when the pilot valve 55 is shifted in either direction,fluidpressure is applied to one or 42 and 43 ina cradle 44 mountedtionfrom described.

.. is shifted from neutral position.

the other side of the piston 53 to cause the plunger 50 and cradle 44 toshift in a corresponding direction to an extent dependent upon theextent of movement of the pilot valve. 7

The exposed and of the stem 56 of the pilot valve is operativelyconnected, as at 57, with a lever 58 mounted to rock about a fulcrum 59at one end thereof. The other end of the lever ispivotally connected at60 with a centering'plunger 61, which tends at all times to maintain thelever 58 in a neutral position, that it, in suclnposition that the stem56, plunger 50 and cradle 44 are in a neutral position and the impellingring consequently in concentric relation to the pintle'31. This isaccomplished by the use of a coiled spring 62 which normally bears atits opposite ends against collars 63 and 64 on the plunger 61, and whichis confined between one end 65 of a cylinder 66 and a shoulder 67therein. The plunger 61 is thus yieldably retained in an intermediateposi tion but is shiftable in either direction against the pressure ofthe spring. 90

The lever 58 is shiftable in either directhe neutral position by aplunger v68 actuated by mechanism to be hereinafter This plunger 68 isslotted or notched as indicated at 69 to loosely embrace a pin 70secured to the lever 58. This plunger is mounted forreciprocation in avalve chest 71 having two chambers 72 and 73 normally in communicationthrough a port 74. Chamber 72 is connected through a pipe 75 with thepipe 24 constituting one side of the hydraulic circuit and chamber 73 isconnected through a. pipe 76 With *the pipe 25 constituting the otherside of the circuit. The plunger 68 is provided with a reduced portion77 of smaller diameter than the port 74 and so arranged as to permit a.free flow of liquid between the chambers 72 and '73 when the. plunger.68 is in neutral position. Thus, when the parts of the pump and pumpcontrol mechanisms are su'bstan tially in neutral position, the port 74co-nstitutes a by-pass between the two sides of the circuit to insureagainst a building up of, pressure in the system which might otherwiseresult, due to a minute eccentricity of the impelling ring. As theplunger 68 is shifted in either direction, however, one of the shoulders78 or 79 thereof enters the port 74 and shuts off communication be tweenthe chambers 72 and 73 and the by- Oil pass is destroyed. The loose playbetween the notch 69 of the plunger 68 and the pin 70 on the lever 58 ispreferably such as to permit the shifting of the plunger 68 into portclosing position before the lever 58 Further movement of the plunger 68then causes a corresponding shifting of the lever 58 to the extentdesired.

' 82 is secured by U-bolts 83 to a .sion rods 14 hereinabove referredto.

In the machine shown, theplunger-68 is connected at 68 with a with andactuated by an arm 80 constituting a part of a pivoted bracket 81mounted upon a fixed bracket82 so as to rock about a substantiallyvertical axis. Bracket pair of ten- Ad.- justable set screws 84 and 85carried by the pivoted bracket 81 limit the rocking movement of thisbracket by their engagement the pivoted bracket 81 and consequently thelink 80 in an intermediate or neutral position, by its engagement in asocket 88 formed -in a sector 89' constituting a part of the pivotedbracket. The pin 86 may be withdrawn from latching position through alink 90 by mechanism to be later described.

The pivoted'bracket 81 is secured to a vertical shaft 91 journaled inbearings 92 in the fixed bracket, and provided at its upper end with anarm-93 fixed thereto. Arm 93 is connected through a spring 94 with a.detent rod 95, mounted for longitudinal reciprocation in guide brackets96 fixed to one side of the trough 10 of the machine. A pair of lugs 97and 98, adjustably fixed to the rod 95 project into the path of movementof the tool actuating cross-head 16, and through the rod 95 serve toautomatically limit the extent of mpvement of the cross-head in a mannerto be now explained.

Assume that the parts are in the posit on shown in Figures 3 and 4 withthe detent rod 95 in its right hand limiting position so that the spring94 tends to 'swlng the arm' 93 toward the right. The pivoted bracket isretained in its neutral intermediate position by the latch pin 86. Toinitiate the movement of the cross-head 16 the latch pin 86 is withdrawnby pulling the link 90. As soon as released the pivoted bracket 81 1srocked in a clockwise direction, by the tension of the spring'94 uponthe'arm 93, into its limiting position as deterrmned by the setting ofthe screw 85. This results in the shifting of nthe link and plunger 681n such direction as to cause the pump 26 to deliver liquid throughtlre'pipe 25 to the right end of cylinder 12. This causes'an advance ofthe piston 19 and cross-head 16 to the left. This moyement of thecrosshead continues until the detent rod 95 has been shifted toward theleft, by the engagement of the cross-head with the lug 97'; and thespring 94 has been correspondingly link 80 connectedv bracket the left.bracket 81 .to rock in a counter-clockwise direction until the socket 88thereof is \reengaged by the latch pin 86.- The pivote bracket, andconsequently the link 80 and plunger 68, have thus been returned to theneutral position in which no liquid is delivered by the pump. Thecross-head 16 discontinues its advance and remains at this conditionof'rest until the latch pin 86 has again been released by pulling thelink 90.

Movement of the cross-head 16 in the other direction is accomplished ina similar manner by withdrawing the latch pin 86.

shifted to cause the arm 93 to swing toward- This obviously causes thepivoted so I The detent rod 95 is, of course, in its ex-f treme lefthand position, so that the spring 94 is in such position as to pull thearm 93 toward the left when the socket 88 in the pivoted bracket isreleased. This results in a rocking of the pivoted bracket in acounter-clockwise direction to a limiting position as determined by thescrew 84, and a corresponding shifting of the link 86 and plunger 68 soas to cause the pump to deliver liquid through the pipe 24. As theliquid is forced into the left ends of cylinders 12 and 22, the pistons19 and 21, and consequently the cross-head 16, advance toward the rightuntil the detent rod 95 has been returned approximatelyto the positionof Figure *3 by the engagement of the cross-head with the lug 98. Whenthis occurs, the spring 94 is again in such position as to swing the arm93 and the pivoted bracket in a clockwise direction until restrained bythe latch pin in the neutral posit'ion. The pump is thus returned toneutral and the crosshead brought to rest, in which condition .itremains until the pin is again withdrawn.

Thus it will be noted that in the machine illustrated, mechanism isprovided for automaticallylimiting theextent of movement of thecross-head andtool and for retaining the cross-head at restat either endof its stroke. This allows the operator ample time in which to remove orreplace the tool or the work at either end of the str ke. It will befurther noted that the extent of movement of the pivoted bracket, link80- and plunger 68 in either direction is adjust ble so that the pumpdisplacement and consequently the rate of travel. of the cross-head ineither direction may be varied to meet the conditions required. Thus thelever 99 conveniently inounted upon a fixed I pivot 100atthe side of thetrough 10. A

depending arm 101;, 'lixed to the hand lever to the-opposite sides oflever 99.

A control rod 105 having a convenient button 106 is mounted upon thelever 99 for reciprocation lengthwise thereof. This rod is connectedwith one arm 107 of a bellcrank at a point 108 substantially concentricwith the rocking axis of the lever. The bellcrank is mounted to rockabout apivot 109 fixed to the machine and its other arm 11() isconnected with the link 90 above referred to. The arrangement is suchthat when the con-' trol rod.105 is depressed, the bellcrank is rockedin such direction as to shift the link 90 and thus release the pivotedbracket 81 so as to start the'cross-head on its working or returnstrokes in the manner above described.

To arrest the movement of the cross-head it is only necessary to rockthe hand lever 99 into such position as to shift the pivoted bracket 81into neutral action of the link 102. The'bracket 81 will I normally beretained in this position by the I control rod 105is depressed. and receeding a predetermined limit.

operator and the hand shown, this is accomplished a port 114therebet'ween.

latch pin 86 and the cross-head will come to and remain at rest. To efiect reversal of the cross-head at any point in its .t avel, the ained inthe thumb of the ever is shifted sufficiently to reverse the position ofthe pivoted bracket 81. Upon release of the hand lever and control. rod,thepivoted bracket will automatically return. to its a depressedcondition by neutral positionfunder the action of spring 0' 94 and thecross-head will come to rest. 5

Provision is also preferably made for guarding against 1 undue pressurein the hydraulic circuit to thus avoid injury to the tool ofmachine...-parts. In the machine by the use ofa which a by-pass beautomatically established between the two sides ofthe circuit hydrauliccircuitbreaker breaker shown comprises a valve chest 111 having chambers112 and 113 therein and a Chamber 112 communicates with pipe 24 througha pipe 115- while chamber113 communicates with pipe 25 through a pipe116. A balanced piston valve having three piston heads 117, 118 andposition by the into the end 135 of the valve chest.

- out of the by pressures ex- The circuit 119 is reciprocally mountedWithin the valve chest. In its normal position, the piston head 118 isin the position shown within and closing the port 114 between thechambers. 'Thethree piston'heads are of the same diameter so thatdifferences in pressure within the --two chambers 112 and 113 will notaffect the normal position of the piston. 'One end of this piston isprovided with a stem 120 extending through the 'endwall of the valvechest by which the piston may be manually manipulated.- A spring pressedlatch 121, engageable in a groove 122 in the stem 120, tends to maintainthe piston in normalposition. The opposite endskof the valve.chest areprovided with bleeds 123" through which any accumulation of liquidtherein may drain off slowly through a discharge pipe 124 to the baseof'the pump casing.

Pressure relief valves 125 and 126 communicate with the pipes 115 and116, respectively, through pipes 127 and 128. Each relief valvecomprises a spring loaded valve 129 mounted in a chamber 130 and cooperating with a valve seat 131 to normally prevent a flow of liquid fromthe pipe 127 or 128 into the chamber 130'. The tension in each spring132 may be varied and controlled by the usual pressure screw 133. Thechambers 130 of the relief Valves communicate through a pipe 134 with anend 135 of the valve chest 111.

The arrangement is such that when the pressure in either side of thehydraulic circuit, that is, in either of the pipes 24 or 25, exceeds apredetermined limit, the corresponding relief valve 125 or 126 is openedand the fluid is forced through pipe 134.. V

Pressure is thus established behind the piston head 119 causing thepiston to move to the left until the piston head 118 has moved port'114and communication has been established therethrough between the chambers112 and 113. The two sides of the circuit are thus promptly by-passedand the pressure in the high pressure side destroyed. This obviouslybrings the cross-head 16 to rest. This by-pass remains {open until thepiston has been returned to its normal position by manipulating the stem120, so that the cross-head remains at restuntil the operator hascorrected the. trouble and forced the setm 120 home. A

Various changes may be made'in the illustrative embodiment of theinvention hereinabove described, without departing from or sacrificingany of the advantages of the invention as defined in the appendedclaims.

I claim:

1. In abroaching machine, the eombination of a member for actuating abroachi'ng tool, hydraulic means for driving said memher, and means fordelivering liquid to said 2. In. a broaching machine, the combination ofa member for actuating a broaclun tool, a piston and cylinderfor drivingsaid member,and a pump directly connected with 1 said first namedcylinderto compensate for at th'e'ji'liquid displaced by said 'receivinsaid cylinder,

said cylinder for delivering a steady flow of liquid to said cylinderproportional to pump displacement.

3. In a breaching machine the combina tion of a member for actuating abroaching tool,hydraulic means for driving said meniber, and areversible, variable displacement pump for delivering liquid to saidmeans to maintain a substantially steady advance of the broaching toolat a predetermined-rate irrespective of variations in tool resistance orpressure. 7 j

4. Ida machine tool the combination of a tool driving member, acylinder, a pistontherein, a piston rod connecting said piston andmember, a h draulic circuit including means for delivermg liquid intoone end of said cylinder and for receiving liquid from the other endthereof to actuate said piston and member and means compensating for thedisplacement of said piston rod to maintain the volumetriclcapacity. ofsaid circuit substantially constan. I

5. In a machine tool the combination of a tool drivingmember, acylinder, a piston therein,apist on rod connecting said piston andmember for driving said .member, a hydraulic circuit inclu ing areversible pump for delivering liquid into either end of saidcylinderand for receiving liquid from the other" end thereofto actuate saidpiston'in either direction, and means compensating for. the displacementof said pis- .ton rod tofma'intain the volumetric capacity 'of Sflld..Cl1 Cult substantially constant.

t5. lnffi'a machine ,toolthe combination ofa cylinder, a piston, apiston rod connected therewith and exitendin through one end memberacinean's -1tor' "delivering fluid to and fluidtromi-the oppositeends-off and means inc uding an auxiliary piston and; cylinderassociated with including piston rod so as to maintain the volumetriccapacity of said circuit substantially constant.

7. ina machine of the character described tool for means for varyingpump.

meet

the cdihbinationrof a reciprocating cross head having means forconnection with driving the tool and a plurality oi plungers for driving"said cross-head in one direction, said plungers being connected withsaid cross-head at points spaced from said means distances inverselyproportional to theQe-fiective driving force applied by the respectiveplungers.

8. In a machine of the combination of a reciprocating crosshead havingmeans for connection with a tool for driving the'tool, a double actingcylinder, a piston therein, a piston rod connecting said piston andcross-head, a single acting cylinder communicating with said doubleacting cylinder, and a iston and pieton rod associated with sai singleactin cylinder and connected with said cross-hea the volumetric capacityof'said single acting cylinder being substantially equal to thevolumetric displacement of that portion out the first named piston rodWithin said double acting cylinder. 1

9. In a pull broaching machine the c0inbihydraulic nation of a toolpulling member, means for driving said member, means for delivering adriving liquid to said hydraulic means at a predetermined rateirrespective of variations in tool resistance and means w to regu-' forvarying the rate of liquid late the speed of travel of said member. i v

10. In a pull broaching machine'i the'combination of a to ol pullingmember, hydraulic the character described means for driving said member,and'n; pp,

delivering a driving li uid to saidhydrauiic means at a predeterminedrate-irrespective.

of tool resistance. 11. in a pull broaching? machine, the combination ofa tool pulling member, hydraulic means for driving said member, avariable displacement pump for delivering a driving liquid to saidhydraulic means at a rate can responding to pumpdisplacement, and meansfor var ing thedi'splacement oi said pump to regu ate the rate. oftravel oi said member. 5 i

12. In a pull broaching machine the conibination of a tool pullingmember, a piston and'cylinder for driving said memben a A,

variable displacement pump for delivering a driving liquid to saidgylinderi at a rate corresponding to pump isplacement,

displacement to re ulate the rate of travel-of said member.

11 witnesswhereof,-"l hereunto subscribe -my name this 21st da ofi0ctober,-192Q ALTER FERBIS..

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